Here’s How LED Strip Lights make Lighting an Easy and Quick Bright Idea!

Posted by NKT-Lighting on December 19th, 2019

The use of LED strip lights is drastically increasing in the modern lighting design around the globe. Lighting designers and architectures, all around the world are using LED strip lights into commercial, residential and industrial projects due to an increase in the efficiency, brightness, color options, and ease of installation. 

LED strip lights come with different amazing features including:

  • Different colors: LED strip lights are available in different colors such as green, pink, blue, red, RGB, and more. However, remember that different color LEDs come at different prices.  
  • Length: The length of the strip is mainly 50 centimeters, but it might also go up to 80 centimeters. 
  • Quantity: In most strips, the LEDs come in 15, 24, and 30 pieces respectively per 50 centimeters. This quality, on the other hand, also directly affects the brightness of the LED strip. 
  • Working voltage: LED strips are available in a working voltage of 12V.  
  • Power consumption: For every 50 cm of LED strip light, the power consumption ranges from 2.4 to 3.6 watts. 

Buying LED strip lights:    

Depending on your needs, the following considerations may help you choose the right LED strip light for your application. 

- The size of the LED

- The total number of LEDs within a single strip

- The direction of the LED on the strip

- The voltage

- The carrying capacity of the LED

- IP rating

- LED strip controllers and dimmers

- The color temperature of the LED

- The flexibility of the LED strip

Of all the considering factors stated above, the most crucial is probably the size and type of LED included. Both determine the LED strip light’s performance and brightness. Another determining point of the LED’s performance is the color range. Today, the color variety of the LED is endless because almost any color can be created with the use of the RGB technique.  

But generally, there are two or three shades of white LED available: cold or bright white that includes bluish, and the bright version of white, and warm white that is rather a bit yellowish like the sun, and natural while that is a mixture of the two and various elements. On the other hand, to control the colors, you may need a led strip controller and choose what colors you want.

So, these are some of the prudent factors that are very important to your purchasing decision and your project. But, additionally, also think about other needs you may have as the ones discussed above are just a few of them. Moreover, before making your decision, make sure all your lighting needs and preferences are met. 

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